Melbourne, Australia to Tarawa Atoll is an approximately 12-hour flight. The time zone difference moving from Australian Eastern Standard Time (Victoria) (AEST) to Gilbert Is. Time (GILT) is 2 hours. Plan for warmer temperatures traveling from Melbourne in July, with highs in Tarawa Atoll at 36°C and lows at 30°C. You'll set off for home on the 15th (Thu).